Total births
63
Girls' name · since 1965
Samentha
Samentha has 63 recorded births since 1965 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1994 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 63
- total births
- 1965–1999
- years on record
- 1990s
- peak decade
- 60%
- born in that decade
Samentha is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 63 have been recorded since 1965.
Samentha has 63 recorded births among girls since 1965, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1965 to 1999.
- 63 total births
- 1965–1999 years on record
- 1990s peak decade
- 60% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
63 girls have been named Samentha since 1965, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 1999.
- 63
- total births
- 1965–1999
- years on record
- 1990s
- peak decade
- 60%
- born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade
60% of everyone ever named Samentha was born in this single decade.
1994
Single peak year
8 babies were named Samentha in 1994 - its busiest year on record.
Samentha's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Samentha's SSA record in two at 1990 and the more recent half accounts for 60% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 40%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1965, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1994 peak of 8, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Samentha at a glance
Last recorded 1999Peak year
1994
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1965
Samentha popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1965–1999
- Peak year (1994)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 35 years of records
Samentha by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1990s was Samentha's strongest decade.
38 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 60% of all-time use.
Samentha births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
- 1970s 10
1970s
10 births
- 1980s 10
1980s
10 births
- 1990s
1990s
38 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 38 births (60% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Samentha? ▼
Samentha has been given to 63 babies in the U.S. since 1965, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 1999. 8 babies were born in 1994, its single highest year.
When was Samentha most popular? ▼
Samentha was most popular in the 1990s decade with 38 total births. The single peak year was 1994.
How long has the name Samentha been used? ▼
Samentha has been recorded in Social Security data since 1965, spanning 35 years of data through 1999.
What names are similar to Samentha? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Samantha, Samara, Samira, Sammie, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
Keep exploring Samentha
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Data Sources
Data as of July 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1965–1999 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Samentha: Baby Name Since 1965 - 63 Births, Peak 1994." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/samentha. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Samentha draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of July 2026.